All Safety News – Page 1436
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EC studies US/ European competition
THE EUROPEAN Commission (EC), has launched an investigation, into six alliances between US and European airlines, to determine whether they will limit competition. According to EC competition commissioner Karel Van Miert and transport commissioner Neil Kinnock, the aim is to give the EC similar powers to those ...
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Philippines ATC
A new air-traffic-control (ATC) centre has been opened at the Philippines' main airport in Manila. The prime contractor for the project is Thomson-CSF Airsys, which has installed two RSM 970 monopulse secondary surveillance radars at sites on the neighbouring islands of Laoag and Mont Majic. The ATC centre forms phase ...
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ATC data
MCI is to build and operate a nationwide satellite-communications network designed to transfer radar information and computer, navigational and weather data among air-traffic-control centres under a $165 million ten-year contract from the US Federal Aviation Administration. The telecommunications firm had previously won a contract to construct a nationwide, private-communications network ...
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Adding weight
Australian national carrier Qantas has lifted the maximum take-off weight of three of its Boeing 767-300s by 12t, to 185t, and has also added 12t to the payload of three of its Boeing 747-200s by reducing their operating empty weights. The 767 re-certification improves operational flexibility on key Asian routes ...
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IAI makes plans to convert KLM Boeing 747s SUDs
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON THE BEDEK Aviation Division of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) is about to sign a contract with KLM for the conversion of two Boeing 747-200 stretched upper deck (SUD) combis to full freighter configuration. The Netherlands airline has signed a letter of intent, and ...
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Egyptian commander
Commander Aircraft has delivered three Commander 114AT trainers to Egypt's National Civil Aviation Training Organisation (NCATO), based at Embaba Aerodrome in Giza. NCATO is the only civilian pilot-training organisation in Egypt, and trains all Egyptian airline pilots. Bethany, Oklahoma-based Commander received the contract, worth more than $1 million, after NCATO ...
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Basic appeal
The EMB-145 is not an innovative aircraft, but Embraer's attention to basics makes it pleasant to fly. Peter Henley/SAO JOSE EMBRAER, IT SEEMS, could not be launching its EMB-145 50-seater at the world's commuter-airline market at a better time. Delays to the programme arising from its privatisation and ...
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Western Pacific nears decisions on orders
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON WESTERN PACIFIC is about to finalise plans for the acquisition of new aircraft, with orders anticipated for a 30- to 40-seat aircraft for its new commuter-airline division, and orders for Boeing 737-300s and -700s expected for its main fleet. The Colorado Springs, USA-based ...
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Cycles in the sky
The aviation-industry recovery is in full swing, but economists are even now forecasting when the next downturn will occur Kevin O'Toole/LONDON IN GERMANY THEY CALL it the pig cycle. When pork prices rise, farmers pile into the market to cash in on the boom, only to find ...
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New test needed for CFM56-7B
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES CFM INTERNATIONAL (CFMI) plans to test a revised fan-blade retainer design on the CFM56-7B engine, following the failure of the original system during a crucial blade-off test which resulted in several blades detaching. Despite the need for a new test, CFMI is ...
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IPTN considers fate of 80-seat regional N2130
INDUSTRI PESAWAT Nusantara Terbang (IPTN) will decide by the end of the year whether to drop an 80-seat version of the planned N2130 regional-jet family. The Indonesian manufacturer had intended developing three versions of the aircraft, ranging from 80 to 130 seats. Consultation with international and domestic ...
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IPTN sets target for N270's first flight
INDUSTRI PESAWAT Nusantara Terbang (IPTN) hopes to fly the first of three stretched N270 prototypes, designed specifically for use in the North American market, by late 1998. Louis Harrington, president of IPTN's American Regional Aircraft Industry (AMRAI) joint venture says that a 12-month flight-test and certification programme ...
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Satellite navigation
A multi-national study team has been formed by Indonesia to look at the resources required to develop satellite navigation in South-East Asia. Called the Aeronautic Navigation Satellite System, the programme includes the investigation of requirements to provide Category III precision approaches to International Civil Aviation Organisation standards. The study team ...
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Trent surge halts 777 ETOPS test effort
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES THE ROLLS-ROYCE Trent 800-powered Boeing 777 extended-range twinjet-operations (ETOPS) test effort has been "-put on hold" until the engine maker completes investigations into the cause of a surge which caused a take-off of the test aircraft to be aborted on 16 June. ...
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F-22 flight-control laws tested in F-16
USING A SPECIALLY configured Lockheed Martin F-16, pilots recently completed tests on the first block of flight-control laws for the Lockheed Martin-Boeing F-22 which is now 11 months away from its first flight. The flight-control laws for the F-22 were programmed in the Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test ...
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Training problem forces Kiwi to ground four 727s
KIWI INTERNATIONAL is working with the US Federal Aviation Administration to resolve pilot-training issues which have led to the grounding of four of its 15 Boeing 727s, and a 25% reduction in flights. Founded in 1992, the New York (Newark)-based low-cost carrier has undergone management shake-ups, and ran ...
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Hinson defends ValuJet grounding
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC US FEDERAL AVIATION Administrator David Hinson has responded to allegations that the ValuJet grounding was politically motivated by saying that the decision was made before a meeting at which senior White House officials were briefed. Hinson made the claim during a Congressional hearing ...
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Crew disorientation caused Knight Air Bandeirante crash
CREW DISORIENTATION following artificial-horizon failure in turbulent cloud caused the 24 May, 1995, crash of a Knight Air Embraer Bandeirante shortly after take-off from Leeds Bradford Airport in the UK, says the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report. There was no other fault, says the report. The aircraft ...
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Eurowings turns first profit
Andrzej Jeziorski/NUREMBERG GERMAN AIRLINE Eurowings, buoyed by strong growth in Europe's regional market, has announced its first profit since its formation from the merger of NFD Luftverkehrs and Regionalflug in 1993. The airline reports a net profit of DM2 million ($1.3 million), reversing a loss ...
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FedEx nears MD-10 decision
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES OVERNIGHT US freight giant FedEx is expected to make a decision by mid-July on the upgrade and conversion of a massive fleet of up to 80 McDonnell Douglas (MDC) DC-10s. The decision over the so-called "MD-10" programme involves upgrading FedEx's current 35-strong ...